Using the WiiMote (Wii Remote) with a GNU/Linux PC

[@wedesoft]

@Cj Acri No. But you can get a USB-Bluetooth-Adapter if that helps.

[@cjacri5711]

Is there a way of using the WiiMote without having bluetooth?

[@darltrash]

Nope, No way

[@qwerasdfhjkio]

@@darltrash does it still work?

[@mario_9431]

@@qwerasdfhjkio of course it still does. You will have to configure it tho. I recommend trying this on arch linux as there should be plenty documentation there about how to do this

[@brunocabral1578]

I have the usb gray bar that acts like original wii gray bar, can I use it instead of candle? How I know if the usb gray bar is working? When I call wmgui the buttons and leds works ok but no motion sensor results.

[@wedesoft]

I am not sure. I think the Wiimote software should show a picture with the LED locations as black dots. The accelerometer on the other hand should work without the infrared light sources.

[@hamesparde9888]

If you look at it using a camera (such as the one in a phone) you should be able to see the if the lights in the bar are on (because CMOS censors can pick up infrared light.)

[@prodbyrish]

how did you get the yaw to work??

[@wedesoft]

Software using the Wiimote can only sense yaw angle using the IR camera and the IR LEDs.

[@wedesoft]

I.e. using a "sensor bar".

[@prodbyrish]

@@wedesoft Oh ok got it. Do you happen to know any resources I could use to achieve that. Thanks for the reply it saved me alot of time!

[@prodbyrish]

Like i have a sensor bar

[@wedesoft]

I don't know any Wiimote software to estimate the yaw angle, sorry.